On Thursday Punjab has started evacuating nearly 1,000
villages in the eight border districts of Punjab after Indian Army carried out
surgical strikes across the LoC. The authorities are making arrangements for
people who have been displaced. Residents of the villages are getting two
options of either shifting to their relatives or stay at the camps set up in
schools and community centers. Punjab government is making sure that villagers
have least inconvenience and making sure they reach to safety ASAP.
"We were
informed about the tactical strike on Thursday morning after which we started
the evacuation process," Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said.
"The Union home secretary has informed us of the possibility of
retaliation. We have activated the state disaster management committee."
Chief
minister Parkash Singh Badal has directed the chief secretary and director
general of police to ask the deputy commissioners (DCs) and senior
superintendents of police (SSPs) to oversee the entire evacuation process in
the six border districts of Ferozepur, Fazilka, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur
and Pathankot.
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